​Dealing with an extremely high press and a two-goal star power showing from Amanda Schlueter, Northwestern Women’s Soccer (5-5-3, 3-2-1 B1G) fell 3-0 to No. 7 Ohio State (9-1-1, 5-1-0 B1G) Saturday.The Wildcats were outshot by the Buckeyes 14-6, aiming just three shots on target compared to Ohio State’s seven. Ohio State also led the game in corners, 11-2.Individually, Megan Norkett led the ‘Cats in offensive production with three shots. Schlueter had an all-around day for the Buckeyes, providing two goals and one assist for the home side.Northwestern’s Ava Goodin did not appear in the game after sustaining an injury against Indiana last Sunday.Northwestern’s game started off on the wrong foot. Just five minutes into the match, Schlueter and Ava Bramblett combined for a 1-2 setup on the left side of the field. Schlueter’s ball passed through the ‘Cats’ three-back setup, and Bramblett’s momentum took her through to the box to slot it past Nyamma Nelson and make it 1-0.GOALLLL!!!!!! Ava Bramblett with her first of the season to kick things off against Northwestern!OSU 1NU 0#GoBuckspic.twitter.com/5RAqiT3GQK— Ohio State Women’s Soccer (@OhioStateWSOC) October 3, 2026The early goal did not stop the ‘Cats’ attempts to possess the ball, but Ohio State’s pressure continued to loom over Northwestern’s head.In the 10th minute, Ohio State’s Elle Britt played the ball down the right sideline to Ava Greco, who pulled a dummy move to get Holland Carey on her back and charged to the front post. Greco slotted the ball through the six-yard box to Anika Poremba, who met a strong challenge by Gwen Zimmerman. Eventually, the ball landed with Berkley Mape, who put up a shot for the Buckeyes, but Nelson made a calm save for the ‘Cats.The play was checked for a foul on Zimmerman in the box, but officials eventually ruled no error.Northwestern’s first real chance in the opening 45 minutes came with 28:52 to go, when Sarah O’Donnell pickpocketed Ava Bramblett off a poor touch. Though O’Donnell fell after making the initial challenge, she poked the ball through to Elle Phillips, who tried to get off a shot for the ‘Cats but had two Buckeyes ready to clean up the mess.Though the ‘Cats maintained a relatively steady amount of time on the ball in the first half, their build-from-the-back philosophy cost them in the 26th minute. Pressure from Callie Tumilty outside the box forced a misplaced pass from Nyamma Nelson into the feet of Schlueter, who grabbed the extra space and slotted it past Nelson to make it 2-0 to OSU.AMANDA SCHLUETER MAKES IT 2 FOR THE BUCKEYES! OSU 2NU 0#GoBuckspic.twitter.com/Csd47auVxP— Ohio State Women’s Soccer (@OhioStateWSOC) October 3, 2026A combination play from Schlueter in the 36’ curled in front of Naomi Lofthouse made it to Tumulti in front of the box, forcing Nelson and Lofthouse to come out and tackle down Tumulti.Though it at first looked like Northwestern was going to dig itself deeper into t